RC Circuits: A capacitor C is connected in series with a resistor R across a battery and an open switch. If a second capacitor of capacitance 2C is connected in series with the first one, the time constant of the new RC circuit will be
A. the same as before.
B. larger than before.
C. smaller than before.
D. variable.
Answer: C
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